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| John Kerry, US Secretary of State |
United State
Secretary of State, John Kerry has given President Muhammadu Buhari’s
anti-corruption campaign drive a larger reach at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
Kerry in his speech at the forum, he made reference to Buhari’s
fight against corruption in Nigeria and how individuals pocketed money meant
for arms deal.
He added that money
that was meant for arms to fight Islamist sect, Boko Haram, was pocketed by
generals in the most populous black nation in the world.
“Corruption costs
global economy more than a trillion dollars a year and complicates every
security, diplomatic, social priority,” he said.
“In far too many
countries, plain rank corruption has generated such powerful headwinds that
local economies just tread water. Today, corruption has grown at an alarming
pace and threatens global growth, global stability, indeed the global future.”
“There is absolutely
nothing more demoralizing, disempowering to any citizen than the belief the
system is rigged against them. Corruption is a radicalizer because it destroys
faith in legitimate authority.”
He noted that about
three trillion is lost to corruption a year.
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